McKenzie
Willis
Born about in Madison County, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Son of William Willis
and Nancy (Smith) Willis
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Polly (Logsdon) Willis
— married
3 May 1820 in Madison County, Kentucky, United States
Husband of
Ann (Alcorn) Willis
— married
Mar 1863 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Anna Rice (Willis) Tucker, Edward D. Willis, Susan (Willis) Powell, Amanda (Willis) Lainhart, Merrill Marion Willis, Martha Willis, William A Willis, Mariam (Willis) Becknell and Lucinda (Willis) Powell
Died about
at about age 64
in Jackson County, Kentucky, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2014
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Biography
Born
- McKenzie Willis was the son of William and Nancy (Smith) Willis. He was born about 1799 in Madison County, Kentucky. [1]
Married
- 3 May 1820 Madison Co., Kentucky McKenzie Willis married Mary Logsdon[2] [3] [4]
- Husband: McKinzie Willis
- Wife: Mary Polly Logsdon
- Child: Edward D Willis
- Child: Marion Merrill Willis
- Child: Mariam Willis
- Child: Lucinda Willis
- Child: Amanda Willis
- Child: William A Willis
- Child: Susan Willis
- Child: Anna Rice Willis
- Child: Martha Willis
Residence
- 1820 Madison, Kentucky [5]
- 1830 Estill, Kentucky [6]
- 1840 Estill, Kentucky [7]
- 1850 Estill, Kentucky [8]
- 1860 Estill, Kentucky, United States [9]
- Fact: Burial Burial Details Unknown
- Fact: Marital Status Unknown
- Fact: Census (1820) Madison, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1820) Madison, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1830) Estill, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1840) Estill, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1850) Estill, Kentucky, United States
- Fact: Residence (1860) Estill, Kentucky, United States
Sources
- ↑ McKenzie Willis (1799-1863) on Find A Grave: Memorial #186041327 Retrieved 21 December 2017. McKenzie Willis mentioned on his son, Merrill's Find A Grave memorial 35961679 -- includes photo of McKenzie and Mary Added by: Mike (AKA) Gabby 3/24/2013
- ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979," database, FamilySearch, Mckenzey Willis and Mary Logsdon, 03 May 1820; citing Madison, Kentucky, reference ; FHL microfilm 183,302 [1]
- ↑ photo of McKenzie and Mary's "permission to marry" document. salsdaycare1 originally shared this on 09 Apr 2011 Ancestry.com [2]
- ↑ [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61372/TH-1971-28951-17724-0/901331600 Kentucky, County Marriages, 1783-1965 for Mary Logsdon Madison 1786 - 1877 Ancestry.com 2016]
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch, Mckinsy Willis, Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 158, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 25; FHL microfilm 186,185 [3]
- ↑ 1830; Census Place: Estill, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 35; Page: 251; Family History Library Film: 0007814 [4]
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch, Mckinsey Willis, Estill, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 54, NARA microfilm publication M704, Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. roll 109; FHL microfilm 7,825 [5]
- ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Estill, Kentucky; Roll: M432_198; Page: 110B; Image: 457 Ancestry.com 2009 [6]
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Estill, Kentucky; Roll: M653_365; Page: 222; Image: 222; Family History Library Film: 803365 Ancestry.com 2009 [7]
- "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/86247368/person/200038273784/facts : accessed 31 December 2017), profile for McKenzie Willis.
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGX-1WF : accessed 31 December 2017), Mckinsy Willis, Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 158, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 25; FHL microfilm 186,185.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V659-6FD : accessed 31 December 2017), Mckenzie Willis in entry for Tyra Bicknelt and Miriam Willis, 26 Jul 1855; citing Madison, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 183,316.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWTM-C3X : accessed 31 December 2017), Mckenzey Willis and Mary Logsdon, 03 May 1820; citing , Madison, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 183,302.
- Source: S60 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Kentucky Land Grants Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 1997.Original data - Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants. Louisville, KY, USA: Filson Club Publications, 1925.Original data: Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants.; Repository: #R1
Acknowledgement This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import Willis-3539 was created by Richard Schultheiss through the import of Richard's Family Registry_2014-11-16.ged on Nov 17, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with McKenzie by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with McKenzie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with McKenzie by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with McKenzie:
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Willis-3539 and Willis-3085 appear to represent the same person because: Dates, locations and family members correspond
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